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George Du Maurier
1834-1896
"A most becoming wreath, my lady! - allow one of my young persons to put it on. There! You can now see how well it would become your ladyship!" / DM.
[London : s.n., 1870?]
wood engraving
image: 114 x 174 mm; sheet: 201 x 253 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1189
Notes
Proof of a wood engraving after an illustration by Du Maurier for Punch, Feb. 12, 1870, p. 55.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Cartoon shows a shop where a beautiful young woman models a a hair wreath for a fat and elderly customer.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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